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Great Golden Pagoda at Jiele
and Dadenghan
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The pagoda is situated at Jiele Village, 7
kilometers away from Ruili Town and close to NO.320 National
Road. It has a long history and has experienced eight destructions
and eight reconstructions. The pagoda now was modeled in
the early 1980s on its original style. It is honored as
the first Buddhist pagoda in Dehong. It enjoys the same
prestige as Mandele Buddhist Pagoda in Burma and is one
of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in Southeast Asia. The
pagoda is a Southern Buddhist pagoda built of bricks and
stones. The magnificent main pagoda is 39.5 meters tall,
with 16 smaller pagodas around it. All pagodas are like
bottle gourds and are of a golden color. In the past the
Great Golden Pagoda had been built with joint efforts by
the Chinese and Burmese people. On important occasions such
as the Water Splashing Festival, there will be three-day
Buddhist services for contributions and prayers. Therefore,
the Golden Pagoda is a symbol of the friendship between
the Chinese and the Burmese people. Thus it is honored as
"a Rural Natural Park".
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